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Scouting develops personal responsibility in the youth and allows them to learn and grow in a nurturing environment.
Currently most inner city youth have their responsibilities set by their absent parents, TV and the web. In other words, they have no structure or direction and follow whatever charlatans get their attention.
I agree with the analogy regarding black kids in good families compared to white kids in bad families.
When you add peer pressure (from other kids making bad choices)to the basic problems most kids are faced with, you have the problem compounded.
When families lose track of what really is important they end up having to pick up the pieces after the damage has been done.
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